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Choice words; The preppy protagonist of Benjamin Kunkel's first novel can't seem to make up his mind.(Indecision)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Byline: Megan O'grady
In literature, as in life, 30 seems to be the age limit for socially acceptable aimlessness. Rapidly nearing the deadline is 28-year-old Dwight Wilmerding, the preppy, good-natured underachiever in Benjamin Kunkel's Indecision (Random House). Unable to commit to a woman or a career path-he's even "pfired" from his low-level job at Pfizer-Dwight diagnoses himself with abulia, the chronic inability to make decisions, and goes on a clinical trial for a new drug called Abulinix. His first decisive move: a trip to South America, in pursuit of a faintly recalled boarding-school crush.
Dwight is the kind of charming neurotic one advises one's friends against dating, though he does, in his frayed Brooks Brothers button-downs, have a certain Holden Caulfield-like appeal. His search for meaning underscores a cultural moment in ...
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